Centre has procured a third of all wheat arrivals totalling 600,000 tonnes as of April 3 compared to procurement of just 350,000 tonnes in the year-ago period
Taking to Twitter, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh wrote that the previous UPA government had launched the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in September 2013 but Prime Minister Narendra Modi “won't give an iota of credit where due”.
The government is also likely to tamper-proof the proposed scheme to prevent tweaking by states that could disrupt delivery channels and divert subsidised grains for the poor, people familiar with the development said.